COPYRIGHT LAW:

QUESTIONS:

1. In Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin,the court indicated that when the range of the plaintiff's creative expression is narrow, so is the scope of its copyright. Explain what this means and provide an example from some area of creativity you are interested in.
2. The Second Circuit in Boisson and the Ninth Circuit in Skidmore and Satavaconfront the issue of a plaintiff's work that largely derives from the public domain. The courts address this issue differently. Explain the difference and then indicate which one you think is a better approach.